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Die US-Importpreise sind im April mit +0,5% deutlich stäker gestiegen als erwartet (Prognose war nur +0,1%) Laut Angaben des Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), das die Daten erhebt, sind es vor allem die Benzinpreise, aber auch andere Sektoren, die den Preisanstieg verursachten („Higher fuel prices and nonfuel prices each contributed to the increase in April“). Zum Vorjahresmonat stiegen die Importpreise damit um +4,1% an – der stärkste Anstieg seit Februar 2012!
Stärker als erwartet stiegen auch die US-Exportpreise mit +0,2% zum Vormonat (Prognose war +0,1%). Damit stiegen die Exportpreise seit dem August 2016 Monat für Monat weiter an!
Die Daten erhöhen den Handlungsdruck auf die Fed weiter – ein Zinsschritt im Juni ist mit nahezu 100% von den FED Fund Futures eingepreist.
„The price index for U.S. imports advanced 0.5 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, after ticking up 0.1 percent the previous month. Higher fuel prices and nonfuel prices each contributed to the increase in April. U.S. export prices rose 0.2 percent in April following a 0.1-percent advance in March.
Prices for U.S. exports have not recorded a monthly decline since the index fell 0.8 percent in August 2016. Imports All Imports: Import prices rose 0.5 percent in April and have not recorded a monthly decline since the index edged down 0.1 percent in November.
Prices for U.S. imports rose 4.1 percent for the year ended in April, continuing the recent trend of 12-month increases over 4.0 percent, which are the largest over-the- year advances for the index since a 5.1-percent increase in February 2012. Import prices have risen on a 12- month basis since November.
Fuel Imports: Fuel prices rose 1.6 percent in April following a 0.9-percent decline the previous month. A 1.6-percent advance in petroleum prices and a 4.0-percent rise in natural gas prices each contributed to the April increase in overall fuel prices. The price index for import fuel advanced 42.7 percent over the past year in contrast to a 31.7-percent decline for the previous 12-month period ended April 2016. Petroleum prices rose 43.8 percent between April 2016 and April 2017 and natural gas prices increased 48.9 percent over the same period.
All Imports Excluding Fuel: The price index for nonfuel prices advanced 0.3 percent in April, after increasing 0.2 percent in March and 0.4 percent in February. In April, higher prices for nonfuel industrial supplies and materials; foods, feeds, and beverages; and each of the major finished goods categories all contributed to the overall rise in nonfuel prices. Prices for nonfuel imports advanced 1.1 percent for the year ended in April. Rising prices for nonfuel industrial supplies and materials; automotive vehicles; foods, feeds, and beverages; and consumer goods more than offset lower capital goods prices for the year“.
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